Yes, but the thing with satelite states is you only feed and clothe them as long as they serve you a tactical purpose. I've never seen a country drop another country like hot potatoes as when you guys dropped the entire East Bloc. That USSR collapse we're all talking about? It's quite the unprecedented case of a mass abandonment of allies. Why do you think almost the entire East Bloc is running to the West now?
That's what happens when you get exploited, spoonfed bullshit and a kick in the ass as thanks when the business is over.